Podcast appearances and mentions of Lynda La Plante

Lynda La Plante speaks to Georgina Godwin about the latest addition to her Detective Jack Warr series, ‘Crucified’, as well as her research methods, personal challenges and experiences with psychics.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Lynda La Plante - the writer, producer and creator of landmark dramas Widows and Prime Suspect - is Gyles's guest today. Lynda is the powerhouse behind some of the UK's most watched television, and she's also the powerhouse behind this episode of Rosebud - which is full of brilliant stories to make you gasp, laugh and cry. From her childhood growing up on the outskirts of Merseyside in a family tainted by tragedy, to her days at Rada and her first career as an actress, to her experiences trying to conceive and finally adopting her son - Gyles hears the full story of Lynda's remarkable life. Lynda's memoirs, Getting Away With Murder, are out in paperback, and the audiobook is also out now - with star turns from Dawn French and Helen Mirren. Her new novel, Crucified, is also just out. Thank you to Lynda for this wonderful interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Lynda La Plante - the writer, producer and creator of landmark dramas Widows and Prime Suspect - is Gyles's guest today. Lynda is the powerhouse behind some of the UK's most watched television, and she's also the powerhouse behind this episode of Rosebud - which is full of brilliant stories to make you gasp, laugh and cry. From her childhood growing up on the outskirts of Merseyside in a family tainted by tragedy, to her days at Rada and her first career as an actress, to her experiences trying to conceive and finally adopting her son - Gyles hears the full story of Lynda's remarkable life. Lynda's memoirs, Getting Away With Murder, are out in paperback, and the audiobook is also out now - with star turns from Dawn French and Helen Mirren. Her new novel, Crucified, is also just out. Thank you to Lynda for this wonderful interview. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

fWotD Episode 2811: Josette Simon Welcome to Featured Wiki of the Day, your daily dose of knowledge from Wikipedia’s finest articles.The featured article for Tuesday, 14 January 2025 is Josette Simon.Josette Patricia Simon (born 1959 / 1960) is a British actor. She trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and played the part of Dayna Mellanby in the third and fourth series of the television sci-fi series Blake's 7 from 1980 to 1981. First performing as a 14-year-old, in the choir for the world premiere of the finalized Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, she has continued a career in stage productions, appearing in 50 Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC) productions, from the single press night performance as a featured character in Salvation Now at the Warehouse theatre in 1982, through to playing Cleopatra in a six-month run of Antony and Cleopatra at the Royal Shakespeare Theatre in 2017. The first black woman in an RSC play when she appeared in Salvation Now, Simon has been at the forefront of colour-blind casting, playing roles traditionally taken by white actors, including Maggie, a character who is thought to be based on Marilyn Monroe, in Arthur Miller's After the Fall at the Royal National Theatre in 1990.Simon's first leading role at the RSC, the first principal part filled by a black woman for the company, was as Rosaline, in Love's Labour's Lost, directed by Barry Kyle, in 1984. In 1987, she appeared for the RSC again, in the lead role of Isabelle in Measure for Measure. Later leading roles for the RSC saw her as Titania/Hippolyta in A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999–2000) and Cleopatra in Antony and Cleopatra (2017–2018). She has played numerous other roles across stage, television, film, and radio. She starred alongside Brenda Fricker in the two-part television series Seekers (1993), written by Lynda La Plante. Simon has portrayed senior police officers in Silent Witness (1998), Minder (2009), and Broadchurch (2017); and portrayed a defence lawyer in Anatomy of a Scandal (2022).Simon won the Evening Standard's Best Actress award, a Critics' Circle Theatre Award, and Plays and Players Critic Awards for After the Fall and two film festival awards for her part in Milk and Honey (1988). She was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 2000, for services to drama.This recording reflects the Wikipedia text as of 01:15 UTC on Tuesday, 14 January 2025.For the full current version of the article, see Josette Simon on Wikipedia.This podcast uses content from Wikipedia under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License.Visit our archives at wikioftheday.com and subscribe to stay updated on new episodes.Follow us on Mastodon at @wikioftheday@masto.ai.Also check out Curmudgeon's Corner, a current events podcast.Until next time, I'm generative Kajal.

Check out a secret "icebreaker" interview with Jackie at patreon.com/hkpodcasts. In this conversation, Jackie Malton shares her experiences working in prisons and her insights into the psychology of criminals, particularly focusing on masculinity, addiction, and the impact of childhood trauma. She discusses her interviews with a serial killer and the complexities of rehabilitation, self-discovery, and the importance of storytelling in understanding human behaviour. Malton emphasizes the need for self-reflection and the role of mentorship in personal growth, while also addressing the challenges faced by individuals in the prison system. Jackie and Hugh also discuss various aspects of policing in London, emphasizing the need for geographical restructuring, rebuilding public trust, and understanding gang culture. She explores the role of direct entry in policing, the challenges faced by officers, and the importance of rehabilitation in prisons. --- Jackie Malton is a UK-based television script consultant and former senior police officer. Born in 1951, she made history as one of the first openly gay women to rise through the ranks of the Metropolitan Police Service. Malton's remarkable career spanned multiple areas, including the Flying Squad, Murder Squad, and Fraud Squad. Malton is perhaps most famous for being the inspiration behind the iconic character DCI Jane Tennison in Lynda La Plante's Prime Suspect drama series. Her experiences as a woman detective in a male-dominated establishment, combined with her bravery in speaking out against police corruption in the 1980s, made her a compelling figure for La Plante's character. You can buy Jackie's book - The Rel Prime Suspect - via amazon, at this link: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Real-Prime-Suspect-Screen-Detective/dp/B09YMWY4MZ/ref=sr_1_1?nsdOptOutParam=true&sr=8-1

Catch up with Oliver on the weekend. Lynda La Plante reflects on her childhood and how she achieved success in her career, Francis Brennan taught us all how to make the perfect cup of tea and on how disguises don't always work, and Cathy Kelly gave us an insight into her cancer journey and on finding new love.

In a wide ranging interview Lynda La Plante talked to Oliver about her childhood, how she got into acting and how she went on to break ground with the award-winning Prime Suspect. You can read all about her incredible life in her memoir Getting Away with Murder: My Unexpected Life on Page, Stage and Screen

Lynda la Plante is one of television's most iconic names. Having written for stage and screen, her work on ITV's Prime Suspect solidified her position as a TV Great. She joins Pat as she turns the attention on herself for her new memoir ‘Getting Away With Murder”

Lynda La Plante is regarded as the doyenne of British crime drama. She's turned to telling her own story in a new memoir: Getting Away With Murder.

Joining us today is a woman who will almost certainly be on your bookshelf at home. She's a crime fiction author, screenwriter and former actress who has been crafting expert stories on stage and screen for sixty years: it's the fiery, fabulous Lynda La Plante!Ahead of the release of ‘Whole Life Sentence', her final Detective Jane Tennison thriller, Lynda joins us to chat about a truly remarkable life. We hear about her transitioning into screenwriting from acting, the shocking end to her relationship with her estranged husband and the realities of becoming a parent much later in life.You can purchase ‘Whole Life Sentence' right here!For all the latest news, click here to follow us on Instagram!***Please take the time to rate and review us on Apple Podcasts or wherever you get your pods. It means a great deal to the show and will make it easier for other potential listeners to find us. Thanks!*** Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Following last night's debate Jane and Fi discuss alleged cat chomping from 'the walking wotsit'. They also set a pet embargo to save the pod from becoming furry friend focused. Jane also speaks to author, screenwriter and actor, Lynda La Plante, on her memoir 'Getting Away with Murder' which comes out tomorrow. Our next book club pick has been announced! 'The Trouble with Goats and Sheep' by Joanna Cannon. If you want to contact the show to ask a question and get involved in the conversation then please email us: janeandfi@times.radio Follow us on Instagram! @janeandfi Assistant Producer: Hannah Quinn Podcast Producer: Eve Salusbury Executive Producer: Rosie Cutler Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Join Kate and Michelle as they dive into a captivating conversation with Lynda La Plante CBE, the legendary crime writer behind the acclaimed 'Prime Suspect' series. In this episode, Lynda opens up about her memoir 'Getting Away with Murder', her dual career as both an actress and a writer, and the meticulous research that fuels her gripping stories. Lynda shares fascinating anecdotes from her life, revealing the inspirations behind her bestselling books. The discussion also highlights the power of women supporting women, the significance of love and kindness, and Lynda's deep passion for animals. Additionally, she offers valuable insights into the importance of protecting writers' rights and the creative freedom she cherishes in her novel-writing.Tune in for an engaging and lively discussion with one of crime writing's most influential voices.The Natter Podcast is brought to you in association with Bookstation! Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

It was the early 1990s and Lynda La Plante was desperate. She had a few TV drama successes under her belt, but everything she was pitching was greeted with a ‘no' from commissioners.Then, in a pitch meeting, she dreamt up Prime Suspect when the TV boss said she wanted a ‘cop show with a female detective and a murder.'But to create Det Ch Insp Jane Tennison, Lynda needed to research true crime. Enter Met detective Jackie Malton - and months of research.This interview coincides with the release of Lynda's final Jane Tennison book, Whole Life Sentence which takes readers to the detective's life before Prime Suspect.In this episode, Lynda talks Tennison, Jackie Malton, the importance of grounding her fiction in fact and research.Whole Life Sentence is released on July 4th 2024. You can grab a copy here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Whole-Life-Sentence-pulse-pounding-Detective-ebook/dp/B0CSTSGNS8To learn more about Lynda, click here: https://lyndalaplante.com/ This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit robertmurphy.substack.com/subscribe

Lynda la Plante discusses her final Jane Tennison novel, Whole Life Sentence and discusses the enduring legacy of Prime Suspect.Lea Ypi remembers the late Albanian writer and poet Ishmail Kadare, author of The General of the Dead Army and The Palace of Dreams.How is AI impacting music copyright? Hayleigh Bosher of Brunel University London, Reader in Intellectual Property Law and the music business journalist Eamonn Forde discuss.And Julie Finch, CEO of Hay Festival, discusses the future of books festival funding.Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Ciaran Bermingham

For twenty years, Tony Sales was Britain's biggest fraudster. From cloning credit cards and identities to emptying cash machines and being a confidence trickster, Tony knew how to make money.  In this first episode of the new series of Listening to the Dead, Lynda and Cass are joined by Tony and his colleague, former Head of the Fraud Squad Andy McDonald about fraud, to discuss fraud: how investigating it has evolved, the current threats, the impact on victims and the devastating iSpoof case of 2023.  As a fraudster, Sales could make people believe whatever he wanted them to. As analogue crime turned digital, Sales adapted his skills and became a prolific online fraudster, quickly identifying and exploiting loopholes and weaknesses in the system. And so he continued until one day a mistake on a job in Sheffield saw him arrested. While serving time, Sales decided to turn his life around. As Frank Abagnale Jr. had done in the US, Sales went from poacher to game-keeper and set up We Fight Fraud, a company dedicated to helping governments and financial institutions to prevent fraud. And it was well timed. Fraud has become bigger than ever in the UK. Scammers were responsible for nearly 1.4m cases of fraud in the UK during the first half of 2023. Overall, criminals stole £580m in the first six months of the year, suggesting households are likely to have lost more than £1bn to fraudsters in the year. How do we stop fraudsters? What investigative and forensic tools do the police have? Join Lynda and Cass as they explore the most prolific crime in the world. Lynda La Plante's final Jane Tennison thriller Whole Life Sentence is available to pre-order now in all formats. To find out more about upcoming episodes of Listening to the Dead and Lynda's other books, visit www.lyndalaplante.com Tony Sales' memoir The Big Con is out now in audiobook.  Credits: This podcast was made by Bonnier Books UK Hosts: Lynda La Plante, Cass Sutherland and Jon Watt Director: Jon Watt Producer: Laura Makela Theme Music: Game Over by Magic in the Other 

In the first episode of a brand new podcast, the team from The Custard TV Podcast, jump into a 'Time Machine' to travel back in time to a different year of TV to look at the BIG popular shows with a more critical eye and discover shows they've never seen which, in some cases, shows that have been completely lost to time. It's also a chance to revisit different times in their lives.For the first episode, Matt and Luke travel to September 1998. ITV launches a brand new and innovative game show which offered, for the first time, contestants the chance to win the biggest cash prize ever given away on British television. One Million Pounds! Hosted by Chris Tarrant, Matt and Luke uncover the first episode of the series to see how it compares to the show which is still running on ITV and across the world in different versions, and why it became such a phenomenon in the late '90s.Meanwhile on BBC2, Caroline Aherne, still riding high from the success of Mrs. Merton, joins forces with colleague and close friend Craig Cash to quietly revolutionise the 'sitcom' with The Royle Family.On ITV, the autumn drama season launches with Supply and Demand. To be fair, the show from accalimed writer Lynda La Plante, actually had a pilot episode the year before in 1997, but in 1998 it launched properly. Largely forgotten, the series follows a team tasked with stopping illegal drugs from getting into the UK. Starring Larry Lamb, Martin Kemp and with a truly bizarre lead performance from Miriam Margolyes, is the show actually good or does it serve as an interesting look at a particular era of British drama?Lastly, a show that had a show that had BIG impact when it launched in the US and on Channel 4 in the UK. But has David E. Kelley's legal drama Ally McBeal aged well and why has it faded from the conversation 25 years after its debut? 5 hours ago

The Long Good Friday elevated the British gangster film to a level not seen for a decade since Get Carter, and sees London gangster Harold Shand (Bob Hoskins) and his girlfriend Victoria (Helen Mirren) embroiled in a scheme to redevelop parts of London's Docklands with finance from a New York mafia boss. The film features some prophetic scenes in which Harold espouses a new future for London, a London at the centre of Europe, with opportunity to create incredible wealth - a wealth he would most likely have made had the IRA not started interfering in his affairs. In this episode of Screenshot, Mark Kermode speaks to Dame Helen Mirren about the changes she made to the script and to her character's role, and also about how her uncle's connections to the London underworld helped her in the part. Mark also talks to tour guide Rob Smith, who leads a tour of the film's locations around London's Docklands. Exploring the world of the British gangster film further, Ellen E Jones meets author Kim Newman who talks us through the changing nature of these films from the 1930s to the present day, and Louis Mellis who, alongside David Scinto, wrote a triptych of British gangster films including 2000's Sexy Beast. Lynda La Plante, creator of the seminal British gangster crime drama Widows, drops in with a Viewing Note in which she makes an offer you can't refuse. Producer: Tom Whalley A Prospect Street production for BBC Radio 4

A living legend of crime writing will take to the Theakston's stage this July as Lynda La Plante talks about her extraordinary life and writing career. After graduating as an actor from RADA alongside Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt and Ian McShane, she carved out a successful career on stage and the small screen. It was while filming The Gentle Touch that she turned her hand to writing with phenomenal results. The result was Widows, a huge TV hit in the early 80s. She then turned her hand to novels, writing international bestsellers, before creating a show for ITV, the iconic and ground-breaking Prime Suspect. It set a path for unparalleled success in books and TV. Lynda La Plante is interviewed by programme chair Denise Mina.

We discuss Bloodlands and Prime SuspectBloodlands is available on Acorn TV in the USPrime Suspect is available on Britbox in the US.Discussion of Bloodlands begins at :32Discussion of Prime Suspect begins at 23:51Murder Most English now has a shop where you can purchase merchandise with our logo. You can find it at https://www.cafepress.com/murdermostenglish The music for our podcast is Grand Dark Waltz Trio Allegro by Kevin MacLeodLink: https://filmmusic.io/song/7922-grand-dark-waltz-trio-allegroLicense: https://filmmusic.io/standard-licenseOur artwork is by Ilan Sheady of https://www.unclefrankproductions.comSupport the showThe Man Who Wanted EternityA new, homemade, comedy fiction podcast about a man trying to get an exemption from deathListen on: Apple Podcasts SpotifySupport the show

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My guest today is a multiple award-winning author and screenwriter having won three BAFTAs, an Emmy, and the Edgar Allan Poe Award. She has created numerous internationally-acclaimed TV shows and is best known for writing the hit crime series Prime Suspect. Her new novel is called Vanished. I'm talking today with Lynda La Plante. The Positivity Podcast sees Paul McKenna interview some of the world's most interesting people. From film stars, to entrepreneurs and entertainers, you'll learn the tips and tricks that the best in the business use to stay positive. Don't forget to rate and subscribe to the podcast and share your best bits from the episode online. Paul McKenna Twitter: @ImPaulMcKenna Paul McKenna Instagram: @IamPaulMcKenna

The Buzz 1: “The book is better. Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid's Tale and beyond…. [and] classic series like the 1995 Pride and Prejudice still standing up to today's viewing.” (stylist.co.uk) The Buzz 2: “A new take on Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones spin-offs, plus plenty of mystery, drama, and superheroes.…Shadow and Bone, The Queen's Gambit, The Walking Dead and Game Of Thrones…Some of the most talked-about TV series of the past few years are all based on novels… (editorial.rottentomatoes.com) The Buzz 3: TV series based on crime novels: A Touch of Frost (1992–2010 – R. D. Wingfield's Inspector Frost series. Above Suspicion (2009–2012 – Lynda La Plante's Anna Travis Mystery series. DCI Banks (2010–2016 – Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series. (imdb.com/list/ls050959758) We're welcoming back writers Dale T. Phillips, Clea Simon, Connie Johnson Hambley and Joanna Schaffhausen for their take on The Future of Crime Novels and Their TV Adaptations – Part 2.

The Buzz 1: “The book is better. Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid's Tale and beyond…. [and] classic series like the 1995 Pride and Prejudice still standing up to today's viewing.” (stylist.co.uk) The Buzz 2: “A new take on Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones spin-offs, plus plenty of mystery, drama, and superheroes.…Shadow and Bone, The Queen's Gambit, The Walking Dead and Game Of Thrones…Some of the most talked-about TV series of the past few years are all based on novels… (editorial.rottentomatoes.com) The Buzz 3: TV series based on crime novels: A Touch of Frost (1992–2010 – R. D. Wingfield's Inspector Frost series. Above Suspicion (2009–2012 – Lynda La Plante's Anna Travis Mystery series. DCI Banks (2010–2016 – Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series. (imdb.com/list/ls050959758) We're welcoming back writers Dale T. Phillips, Clea Simon, Connie Johnson Hambley and Joanna Schaffhausen for their take on The Future of Crime Novels and Their TV Adaptations – Part 2.

The Buzz 1: “The book is better. Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid's Tale and beyond…. [and] classic series like the 1995 Pride and Prejudice still standing up to today's viewing.” (stylist.co.uk) The Buzz 2: “A new take on Lord of the Rings, Game of Thrones spin-offs, plus plenty of mystery, drama, and superheroes.…Shadow and Bone, The Queen's Gambit, The Walking Dead and Game Of Thrones…Some of the most talked-about TV series of the past few years are all based on novels… (editorial.rottentomatoes.com) The Buzz 3: TV series based on crime novels: A Touch of Frost (1992–2010 – R. D. Wingfield's Inspector Frost series. Above Suspicion (2009–2012 – Lynda La Plante's Anna Travis Mystery series. DCI Banks (2010–2016 – Peter Robinson's Inspector Banks series. (imdb.com/list/ls050959758) We're welcoming back writers Dale T. Phillips, Clea Simon, Connie Johnson Hambley and Joanna Schaffhausen for their take on The Future of Crime Novels and Their TV Adaptations – Part 2.

Recorded on December 26, 2021 Book Talk begins at 26:04 Our Fall Sweater KAL is ongoing until January 15, 2022!  View the details here. Our next KAL will be announced on the next episode! Stay tuned... Virtual get-together via Zoom on Saturdays, 12 noon  PST - Details here.   Upcoming events:  January 7-9, 2022 - We will both be attending the New Year Fiber Retreat in San Juan Bautista, California March 3-6, 2022 - We will both be attending Stitches West in Sacramento, CA.   KNITTING: Tracie has Finished: Appa by Natalia Vasyaeva in various acrylic yarns Never Not Gnoming by Sarah Schira for Kelly in CD colors Vanilla Socks in Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in Bicolor Rose Barb finished: Vanilla socks using Knit Circus Greatest of Ease in the Electric Mayhem colorway   Tracie has cast on: Vanilla Socks in Biscotte Bis-Sock in the Arid colorway And continues working on: Swallowtail by Jamie Hoffman (see picture at right) using Psych Ward Yarns Joy Sock in the Mrs. Peacock, Orange Sherbet and Painted Waters colorways, and Cloudborn Superwash Merino Sock Twist in the Ecru colorway Barb continues to work on: That's My Jam by Steven Fegert, using a kit bought from Learning Men Fiber Arts, using their MCN blend Show Stealer. Frohlocke hat by Katrine Schubert, using Malabrigo Yarn Rastita in the Archangel colorway Nagare pullover by Natsuko Iida using Valley Yarns Valley Superwash Sport in the Ice colorway  And has cast on:Multnomah Falls Hat by Kay Hopkins, using Plymouth Encore Tweed in the Brick Red colorway   BOOKS Tracie read: Too Close by Natalie Daniels - 4 stars Beautifully Cruel by M. William Phelps - 4 stars Murder Mile (Tennison #4) by Lynda La Plante - 4 stars Barb read: After Her by Joyce Maynard - 3 stars     

My guest this week is a woman who - to coin a bit of 1980s jargon - punched through the glass ceiling for women in TV, creating not just one but a series of female lead characters who broke the mould. And not just any old female lead but OLDER female leads. There would be no Happy Valley or Scott & Bailey if it wasn't for Lynda La Plante's groundbreaking creation, detective Jane Tennison, brought to life by Helen Mirren. The BAFTA and Emmy award winning screenwriter of Prime Suspect, Widows and many other hit TV shows, Lynda has written 43 bestselling books, including the young Tennison series - the latest of which is Unholy Murder - that takes Jane Tennison back to the 80s as she battles to break through in the macho Met. Lynda is now 78 and it's 30 years since her groundbreaking creation hit our small screens (back when there were only four channels and primetime telly really mattered). But Lynda started out as a dyslexic drama student who, she says, was “too short and plain” to get good parts. Lucky for us, she decided to try her hand at writing them instead. Lynda tells me what it was really like to be a woman in TV in the 80s and 90s (and noughties!), the humiliation that shaped her, how she learnt not to let things get to her and why you should always always ALWAYS read the small print!She has a few things to say about contemporary crime TV drama, but this is a bit of a masterclass for any wannabe crime writers.• You can buy all the books mentioned in this podcast at Bookshop.org, including Unholy Murder by Lynda La Plante and the book that inspired this podcast, The Shift: how I lost and found myself after 40 - and you can too, by me!• The Shift (on life after 40) with Sam Baker is created and hosted by Sam Baker and edited by Emily Sandford. If you enjoyed this podcast, please rate/review/follow as it really does help other people find us. And let me know what you think on twitter @sambaker or instagram @theothersambaker. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The Buzz 1: “The book is better” – you hear often when it comes to adaptations of books for the screen…plenty of TV adaptations are as good as the books they're based on, and some are even better…Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid's Tale and beyond. (www.stylist.co.uk) The Buzz 2: Some of the most talked-about TV series of the past few years are all based on novels and other published works…books, comic books, and graphic novels in development as TV or streaming series have the potential to become the next big Certified Fresh thing…Alex Cross, All The King's Men… (editorial.rottentomatoes.com) The Buzz 3: TV series based on crime novels: A Touch of Frost (1992–2010) based on the Inspector Frost series by R. D. Wingfield. Above Suspicion (2009–2012) based on the Anna Travis Mystery series by Lynda La Plante. DCI Banks (2010–2016) based on the Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson. (imdb.com/list/ls050959758) We'll ask Dale T. Phillips, Joanna Schaffhausen, Connie Johnson Hambley and Clea Simon for their take on The Future of Crime Novels: Must-See TV Adaptation Required?

The Buzz 1: “The book is better” – you hear often when it comes to adaptations of books for the screen…plenty of TV adaptations are as good as the books they're based on, and some are even better…Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid's Tale and beyond. (www.stylist.co.uk) The Buzz 2: Some of the most talked-about TV series of the past few years are all based on novels and other published works…books, comic books, and graphic novels in development as TV or streaming series have the potential to become the next big Certified Fresh thing…Alex Cross, All The King's Men… (editorial.rottentomatoes.com) The Buzz 3: TV series based on crime novels: A Touch of Frost (1992–2010) based on the Inspector Frost series by R. D. Wingfield. Above Suspicion (2009–2012) based on the Anna Travis Mystery series by Lynda La Plante. DCI Banks (2010–2016) based on the Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson. (imdb.com/list/ls050959758) We'll ask Dale T. Phillips, Joanna Schaffhausen, Connie Johnson Hambley and Clea Simon for their take on The Future of Crime Novels: Must-See TV Adaptation Required?

The Buzz 1: “The book is better” – you hear often when it comes to adaptations of books for the screen…plenty of TV adaptations are as good as the books they're based on, and some are even better…Book adaptations have become must-see TV, from Game of Thrones to The Handmaid's Tale and beyond. (www.stylist.co.uk) The Buzz 2: Some of the most talked-about TV series of the past few years are all based on novels and other published works…books, comic books, and graphic novels in development as TV or streaming series have the potential to become the next big Certified Fresh thing…Alex Cross, All The King's Men… (editorial.rottentomatoes.com) The Buzz 3: TV series based on crime novels: A Touch of Frost (1992–2010) based on the Inspector Frost series by R. D. Wingfield. Above Suspicion (2009–2012) based on the Anna Travis Mystery series by Lynda La Plante. DCI Banks (2010–2016) based on the Inspector Banks series by Peter Robinson. (imdb.com/list/ls050959758) We'll ask Dale T. Phillips, Joanna Schaffhausen, Connie Johnson Hambley and Clea Simon for their take on The Future of Crime Novels: Must-See TV Adaptation Required?

We're back to help you discover the best that Audible has to offer! In this episode, get ready to solve a crime or two with your favourite detectives. Not in a problem-solving mood? No worries, why not settle into an audio picture show instead, with one of the most talented young musicians of our time!Speaking of music - get ready to hear never-before-shared stories and insights from the mums of famous artists. Then award-winning crime writer Lynda La Plante joins us to talk about a book and a woman who completely captivated her mind.We hope you're in the mood for some inspiring human-interest stories because we've got it by the bucket load this episode. We share lots of our recommendations in this series, but we also want to hear from you! Tell us about your favourite audiobook and be featured on the show – just email YHIHF@audible.co.uk. Send us a voice note or type it out, whichever you prefer! Follow and chat with us on Instagram and Twitter @YHIHFpod Here are the recommendations from this episode:The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Remains-of-the-Day-Audiobook/B008PTT3N8Midsummer Mysteries by Agatha Christie https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Midsummer-Mysteries-Audiobook/0008470952Billie Eilish: In Her Own Words by Billie Eilish https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Billie-Eilish-Audiobook/1526364050From Cradle to Stage by Virginia Hanlon Grohl https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/From-Cradle-to-Stage-Audiobook/B01N3A8WDVThe Sphinx by Hugo Vickers https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/The-Sphinx-Audiobook/1529390737Unholy Murder by Lynda La Plante https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Unholy-Murder-Audiobook/1838775692Sarfraz Manzoor's Audible Session https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Sarfraz-Manzoor-Audiobook/B09CQCR39XThey by Sarfraz Manzoor https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/They-Audiobook/1472266811Safe: On Black British Men Reclaiming Space by Derek Owusu https://www.audible.co.uk/pd/Safe-Audiobook/1409182878 See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Sarah Vine and her friend, author Imogen Edwards-Jones talk about topless sunbathing (and why young women don't do it any more) and what would really happen if a tiger came to tea. Intrepid eco warrior Jeff Gazard attempts to convince Sarah that Extinction Rebellion is actually quite a good thing, despite the hippy outfits and the weird dancing. Meanwhile, Sarah talks to Lynda La Plante about the 30th anniversary of Prime Suspect - and what happened when she went to a real autopsy… See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nikki Bedi and Richard Coles are joined by Bananarama – Sara Dallin and Keren Woodward - who tell us about surviving forty years in the music industry with hits including Venus, Robert De Niro's Waiting and Cool Summer. James Ketchell has circum-navigated the world by gyrocopter, as well as single-handedly rowing the Atlantic, climbing Everest, and cycling across the world. Listener Mary Monro on retracing her father's footsteps across China and the route he took after escaping from a Japanese prisoner of war camp in 1941. Shanaze Reade is a five-time world champion cyclist in BMX and the team sprint - and a two time Olympian. She is taking part in Celebrity SAS: Who Dares Wins on Channel 4 in which 12 recruits are tested to the limit on a remote Scottish island. And the Inheritance Tracks of author Lynda La Plante, who chooses The Great Pretender by The Platters and Nessun Dorma sung by Luciano Pavarotti. Producer: Annette Wells

The Great Pretender by The Platters & Nessun Dorma from Turandot - Luciano Pavarotti

Four women with nothing in common except a debt left behind by their husbands' criminal activities, take fate into their own hands and conspire to forge a future on their own terms. Directed by Steve McQueen. Screenplay by McQueen & Gillian Flynn. Based on the television series of the same name written by Lynda La Plante. Starring Viola Davis, Michelle Rodriguez, Elizabeth Debicki, Liam Neeson, Colin Farrell, Brian Tyree Henry, Daniel Kaluuya, Cynthia Erivo and Robert Duvall.  FOLLOW US ON LETTERBOXD - Zach1983 & MattCrosby Thank you so much for listening! Please follow the show on Twitter: @GreatestPod Subscribe on Apple Podcasts / Podbean

This week David talks to Jason Isaacs (The Harry Potter Films, The West Wing, Black Hawk Down, The OA, Brotherhood) about the first time he was asked to play the part of a soldier in Lynda La Plante's Civvies in 1992 and why he thinks he's been asked to play so many. David caught up with him at home during the last lockdown to talk about it. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Was Bob able drag himself inside from his sunbathing session to join Adam on this episode? What's his air drumming like? And what sort of texts does he receive from his co-host?    The rest of these notes are a bit of a spoiler to the first question, but to find out the answers to the rest, listen to the latest episode of Partners in Crime with Adam Croft and Robert Daws.   Talking of spoilers, Bob mentions an online Line of Duty script leak, but thankfully doesn't give anything away, Adam goes through a cbr.com list recommending new thriller tv shows and movies to watch in April and our hosts discuss an Independent article which reveals Lynda La Plante finds the dramatic licence of many other police dramas preposterous.   Bob recommends a Kotaro Isaka book and taking the podcast theme a bit too literally, he decides to kill off a former Partners in Crime guest. Thankfully, no-one told them and they are still alive.   ~ Moriarty ~     RECOMMENDATIONS   Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka https://www.kobo.com/en/ebook/bullet-train-2     April's Patreon FREE book of the month from Kobo is The Hashtag Killer by A.S. French https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/the-hashtag-killer To get this book and a different one every month for free, become a patron at patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast   Buy Partners In Crime merchandise here https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/52592091 Buy a 'Partners In Time' clock by clicking below! https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/52592683   Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo If you’d like to support Partners in Crime and get early access to every episode — on video — plus lots of other goodies, head over to patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast   CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/crimefictionpodcast/ Website: partnersincrime.online Patreon: patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast  

On this episode of The Magic Book Club Podcast Tom catches up with writing legend and Book Club Podcast favourite Lynda La Plante. Together they chat about the perils of writing modern technology into crime novels, what really happens if someone suspects murder by poison, and the surprising story behind how the books villain got his name... And all the way from Jakarta, Jesse Q. Sutanto joins Tom to chat all about her hilarious brand new novel Dial A for Aunties and how it got snapped by Netflix within months of release. Head to magic.co.uk to see the rest of our April picks, and in the meantime, happy reading!

Clive Anderson and Arthur Smith are joined by Lynda La Plante, Daliso Chaponda and Saima Mir for an eclectic mix of conversation, music and comedy. With music from Dom La Nena and Lava La Rue.

Sam's guest this week is crime queen Lynda La Plante - talking about her new novel Judas Horse, and three decades of her most famous creation, Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison. She tells Sam how she wrote her way out of acting, why so much crime drama now turns her off, why she thinks it's so important to get police work right and let baddies be baddies - and why she's haunted by Rentaghost. 

My guest this week is crime queen Lynda La Plante - talking about her new novel Judas Horse, and three decades of her most famous creation, Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison. She tells me how she wrote her way out of acting, why so much crime drama now turns her off, why she thinks it's so important to get police work right and let baddies be baddies - and why she's haunted by Rentaghost. 

From the bestselling author of CORRUPTED and DAMAGED comes the fifth legal thriller in Lisa Scottoline's electrifying Rosato & Di Nunzio series. Perfect for fans of Lynda La Plante and Michael Connelly. When Mary DiNunzio takes on a case, she is determined to win, despite the fact that her partner Bennie Rosato is representing the opposition. A war of wills and legal strategy between Mary and Bennie forces everyone in the company to choose a side, and the law firm faces being torn apart. 'Scottoline is a powerhouse' David Baldacci

In this episode, Chris and Mark kick off our spooky season with a rewatch of the classic “Rentaghost”.

In this episode, Chris and Mark kick off our spooky season with a rewatch of the classic “Rentaghost”. If you’re looking for a proper Halloween scare, check out our ugly […]

In this episode, Chris and Mark kick off our spooky season with a rewatch of the classic “Rentaghost”.

Which one of our hosts has been naked on stage in front of their R.E. teacher? How excited is Adam about pubs being allowed to stay open? And on a related note, just how bad is Bob's hangover? To find out, simply listen to the latest episode of Partners in Crime with Robert Daws and Adam Croft. Adam tells us about an interesting article on Lynda La Plante, which includes more nudity talk, Bob recommends Simon Mayo's new crime fiction book and we hear how Henry Cavill's portrayal of Sherlock Holmes in the new Netflix film Enola Holmes, differs from previous takes on the character.  Bob also recommends the same television programme again, but this time he remembers the name, while Adam gives us an important lesson on leaves falling off trees.  ~ Moriarty ~   RECOMMENDATIONS Knife Edge by Simon Mayo  https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/knife-edge-16   September's Patreon free book of the month: The Night Shift by Robert Enright  https://www.kobo.com/en/ebook/the-night-shift-24 To get this book for free, become a patron at patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast   Buy Partners In Crime merchandise here https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/52592091 Buy a 'Partners In Time' clock by clicking below! https://www.redbubble.com/shop/ap/52592683   Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo If you’d like to support Partners in Crime and get early access to every episode — on video — plus lots of other goodies, head over to patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast   CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/crimefictionpodcast/ Website: partnersincrime.online Patreon: patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast

From the bestselling author of BETRAYED and CORRUPTED, DAMAGED is the fourth legal thriller in Lisa Scottoline's electrifying Rosato & Di Nunzio series. Perfect for fans of Lynda La Plante and Michael Connelly. One boy. One lawyer. One chance for justice. Shy, dyslexic and small for his age, ten-year-old Patrick O'Brien is a natural target at school. But when Patrick is accused of attacking a school aide, the tables are turned, and the aide promptly sues the boy, his family, and the school district. Patrick's grandfather turns to the lawyers of Rosato & DiNunzio for help and Mary DiNunzio is soon on the case. But there is more to the story than meets the eye and Patrick may be more troubled than he seems. With twists at every turn and secrets about the family coming to light, Mary DiNunzio might have found the case that can make her a true protector, or break her heart...

Working class writers Part 3: Dougie Brimson tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about his latest thriller In The Know (published by Caffeine Nights) & about the barriers facing working class writers getting agents, publishers, into bookshops & even invited to the party. We also talk ebooks v paperbacks, screenwriting v novel writing, and sing the praises of authors Lynda La Plante, Paul McVeigh, Kit de Waal & Rowland White. As well as writing fiction & non-fiction (about football fans & hooligans), Dougie also writes films like Top Dog & mostly famously Green Street starring Elijah Wood & Charlie Hunnam. So we also hear insider stories - some poignant - about actors Steven Berkoff, Leo Gregory, Vincent Regan, Gerard Butler & Martin Kemp. Thanks to our audience for sending in questions to Dougie, & thanks to Kevin Lynch for the We’d Like A Word website. (Apologies for pandemic-related sound quality dips in this episode. We usually do everything face to face.) We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

Working class writers Part 1: Dougie Brimson tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about his latest thriller In The Know (published by Caffeine Nights) & about the barriers facing working class writers getting agents, publishers, into bookshops & even invited to the party. We also talk ebooks v paperbacks, screenwriting v novel writing, and sing the praises of authors Lynda La Plante, Paul McVeigh, Kit de Waal & Rowland White. As well as writing fiction & non-fiction (about football fans & hooligans), Dougie also writes films like Top Dog & mostly famously Green Street starring Elijah Wood & Charlie Hunnam. So we also hear insider stories - some poignant - about actors Steven Berkoff, Leo Gregory, Vincent Regan, Gerard Butler & Martin Kemp. Thanks to our audience for sending in questions to Dougie, & thanks to Kevin Lynch for the We’d Like A Word website. (Apologies for pandemic-related sound quality dips in this episode. We usually do everything face to face.) We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

Working class writers Part 2: Dougie Brimson tells We’d Like A Word presenters Paul Waters & Stevyn Colgan about his latest thriller In The Know (published by Caffeine Nights) & about the barriers facing working class writers getting agents, publishers, into bookshops & even invited to the party. We also talk ebooks v paperbacks, screenwriting v novel writing, and sing the praises of authors Lynda La Plante, Paul McVeigh, Kit de Waal & Rowland White. As well as writing fiction & non-fiction (about football fans & hooligans), Dougie also writes films like Top Dog & mostly famously Green Street starring Elijah Wood & Charlie Hunnam. So we also hear insider stories - some poignant - about actors Steven Berkoff, Leo Gregory, Vincent Regan, Gerard Butler & Martin Kemp. Thanks to our audience for sending in questions to Dougie, & thanks to Kevin Lynch for the We’d Like A Word website. (Apologies for pandemic-related sound quality dips in this episode. We usually do everything face to face.) We'd Like A Word is a podcast and radio show from authors Paul Waters and  Stevyn Colgan. We talk with writers, readers, celebrities, talkers,  poets about books, songs, lyrics, speeches,  scripts, fiction and  non-fiction. We go out on various radio platforms at least once a fortnight and every other Thursday on podcast. Our website is www.wedlikeaword.com -  which is where you'll find information about Paul and Steve and our  guests - and details of the radio stations that carry We'd Like A Word.  We're also on Twitter @wedlikeaword and Facebook @wedlikeaword and our email is wedlikeaword@gmail.com - and yes,  we are slightly embarrassed by the missing apostrophes. We like to hear  from you - your thoughts,  ideas, guest or book suggestions. Perhaps you'd like to come on We'd Like A Word in person, to chat, review, meet writers or read out passages from books. . .

Phil & Natalie speak to one of British fiction's most prolific and award winning writers. Lynda has created Prime Suspect, Trial & Retribution, Widows and is one of only three screenwriters to have been made an honorary fellow of the British Film Institute. In this episode Lynda explains how cataract left her having to dictate this book entirely, because she couldn't type; how her earlier spin off deals were worthless to her and an extraordinary story about how one of Britain's most notorious prisoners, Charles Bronson, helped her to write a prison siege scene. You can buy Buried here: https://amzn.to/2X6rDvY As Amazon Associates, we earn from any qualifying purchases. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Can you talk about Killing Eve without having seen it? Is COVID-19 ruining fiction writing? And is there anyone Michael Sheen can’t act like? Thank Christie Bob is back – and feeling well enough to tackle these questions with Adam.  They discuss Quiz, Killing Eve (well, sort of), how coronavirus is changing fiction writing, lockdown with Lynda La Plante, what they’ve both been reading and the fallout of episode 100.  You will also hear Bob waxing philosophical and Adam fessing up to actually watching a TV show as it airs. ~ Moriarty ~   RECOMMENDATIONS Those People by Louise Candlish  https://www.kobo.com/gb/en/ebook/those-people-1 April’s Book of the month:  Murder and Malpractice by Mairi Chong https://www.kobo.com/ebook/murder-and-malpractice Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo If you’d like to support Partners in Crime and get early access to every episode — in full video — plus lots of other goodies, head over to patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast   CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/crimefictionpodcast/ Website: partnersincrime.online Patreon: patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast

Yes, we’ve reached the milestone of 100 episodes. Well Adam has. Bob – for very legitimate reasons – was unable to be there for the recording of this episode. Get well soon, Bob.  This episode was live broadcast as a video on both YouTube and Facebook live and you’ll be missing out on some rather special visuals if you just listen to the audio. The episode is still available to watch on YouTube and on Facebook. Either keep listening or clink the link to start watching. Not only will you see (or hear) Adam presenting the show solo, but you’ll also be privy some trips down memory lane from previous filmed shows. There are video messages from past guests, guest hosts and well-wishers like Mark Bllingham, Lynda La Plante, Louise Jensen, Rachel Amphlett, Angela Marsons, Adrian Hobart, Graham Bartlett, Vaseem Khan, Elly Griffiths, Gillian McAllister and many more. And perhaps the most special part of all is seeing Adam’s wife and myself hard at work providing essential support. ~ Moriarty ~   RECOMMENDATIONS April’s Book of the month: Murder and Malpractice by Mairi Chonghttps://www.kobo.com/ebook/murder-and-malpractice Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo If you’d like to support Partners in Crime and get early access to every episode — in full video — plus lots of other goodies, head over to patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Instagram: instagram.com/crimefictionpodcast/ Website: partnersincrime.online Patreon: patreon.com/partnersincrimepodcast

Running a household in the Coronavirus lockdown can feel a bit like we’re back in the 1950’s. Calling over the fence to borrow a cup of sugar has once more become a reality as some foods are now in short supply, and there’s ‘rationing’ of items in supermarkets, though some of those restrictions are now lifting. But every last breadcrumb counts if you don’t want to or indeed can’t leave the house. Jane asks dietitian Priya Tew and baking legend Mary Berry for their tips on how to maintain a healthy diet and make the most of what you’ve got. Mary also gives us her recipe for lockdown birthday cake. MARY BERRY’S ‘LOCKDOWN’ BIRTHDAY CAKE VICTORIA SANDWICH INGREDIENTS FOR THE SPONGE • 225g baking spread • 225g caster sugar • 225g self-raising flour • 1 tsp baking powder • 4 large eggs FOR THE FILLING AND TOPPING • About 4 tbsp raspberry or strawberry jam • A little caster sugar INSTRUCTIONS Makes 6-8 slices 1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C/gas mark 4. Cut 2 greaseproof paper circles, grease the sandwich tins with baking spread and put the circles inside. Grease the circles. 2. Place the baking spread in a large mixing bowl, then add the caster sugar, self-raising flour and baking powder. Crack the eggs one at a time and then add to the bowl. 3. Using the electric mixer on slow speed, beat for 2 minutes until smooth. The mixture will be soft enough to drop off the beaters when you lift them up. 4. Divide the mixture equally between the prepared tins and level the surfaces with a palette knife or spatula. Place in the oven and bake for 20-30 minutes. 5. The cakes are ready when they are risen and pale golden. The tops should spring back when lightly pressed. Cool for about 2 minutes; loosen the edges with a knife. 6. Push the cased out of the tins on their bases, invert them and remove the bases. Cool the cakes the right way up on a rack. Soften the jam with a palette knife. 7. When the cakes are cold, remove the lining papers and invert one cake layer onto a plate. Spread with jam, put the other layer on top and sprinkle with caster sugar. This recipe is taken from: Baking Bible (BBC Books) The charity Citizens Advice has found that almost half of survivors of domestic abuse have had their post intercepted, opened or hidden by the perpetrator. This has resulted in missed medical treatments, isolation from vital support networks and billions in cost to survivors as a result of hidden bills or credit taken out in their identity. How can these victims of domestic abuse - and their families - receive better support? Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs is the Chief Executive of Surviving Economic Abuse. Anne Pardoe is a Policy Manager at Citizens Advice. Shana experienced economic abuse herself. What’s it like losing your dream job to Coronavirus? In today’s Woman’s Hour Corona Diaries, we hear from 21 year old Elizabeth who lives near Bude in Cornwall. She’d started working as a singer on a cruise ship when the Covid-19 crisis left her back on dry land and helping out on the family dairy farm. Although she wants to stay positive about getting back out to sea, she talks to Jane about the prospect of taking on the farm should anything happen to her parents. Lynda La Plante speaks to Jane about Buried, the first in her latest series of crime thriller books Presenter: Jane Garvey Producer: Caroline Donne Interviewed guest: Mary Berry Interviewed guest: Priya Tew Interviewed guest: Dr Nicola Sharp-Jeffs Interviewed guest: Anne Pardoe Interviewed guest: Lynda La Plante

"I had no real conception of what I'd done". Author Lynda La Plante's phenomenal success continues with 'Buried' a new crime thriller from the 'Prime Suspect' creator, Nick Cave 'Stranger Than Kindness' offers a rare glimpse of the performer through photos & sketches & 'Laura Cassidy's Walk of Fame' Alan McMonagle on his new novel.

The best-selling author talks to Nihal about her new book, Buried.

In 1986 the world of forensics changed forever when a British scientist discovered that patterns in some regions of a person’s DNA could be used to distinguish one individual from another.  For a CSI like Cass Sutherland, it meant changing his whole approach to investigating a crime scene and learning how this new evidence should be interpreted.  For an author like Lynda La Plante, it changed crime writing more than anything else in her long career.  For bloody pattern analysis expert Dr Peter Smith, it meant retraining in a whole new skill: using different tools to find bodily fluids, identifying new types of evidence and ultimately understanding how DNA could be made to stand up in court.  In this episode, Lynda and Cass unravel the scientific breakthrough that changed criminal investigation forever.  Over seven episodes, Lynda and Cass will investigate seven branches of forensics: discussing their own experiences, talking with experts, hearing how real life crime scenes are worked, exploring the latest innovations and demonstrating how CSI fact is even more thrilling than CSI fiction.    If you want to know what criminal investigation is like in real life, then get ready for a podcast that puts YOU at the crime scene.  Subscribe now!    Discover more at: http://lyndalaplante.com/listening-to-the-dead/  Credits  This podcast was made by Bonnier Books UK  Director: Jon Watt  Assistant Director: Laura Makela  Producer: Chris Attaway  Theme music: Game Over by Magic in the Other  Interview music: Sweeney by Mike Relm 

AudioFile’s Michele Cobb and host Jo Reed discuss the biggest night in the audiobook world, the Audie Awards. Last night was the 25th annual celebration of audiobook excellence. Tune in today as we reveal the winner of the Best Female Narrator award, a category that includes some of the best narrators in the industry, recognized for their excellent work on compelling audiobooks. The finalists for the 2020 Audie Awards Best Female Narrator are: ALL THE LOST THINGS by Michelle Sacks, read by Cassandra Morris, published by Hachette Audio THE BOY by Tami Hoag, read by Hillary Huber, published by Brilliance Audio NOTHING TO SEE HERE by Kevin Wilson, read by Marin Ireland, published by HarperAudio PRIME SUSPECT by Lynda La Plante, read by Rachel Atkins, published by Zaffle THE TEN THOUSAND DOORS OF JANUARY by Alix E. Harrow, read by January LaVoy, published by Hachette Audio Find a full list of 2020 Audie Award finalists and winners at theaudies.com Support for Behind the Mic with AudioFile Magazine comes from Oasis Audio, publisher of Jolina Petersheim’s How the Light Gets In — a 2020 Audie Awards winner. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Is Partners in Crime on Britbox? When did Liz Hurley become a bookseller? Will Lynda La Plante make it to Adrian’s birthday and is cosy the new black? Adam Croft and Adrian Hobart ask more of these questions than they answer in the latest episode. They also discuss the death of Clive Cussler (and his knowledge of shipwrecks), Martin Edwards’ Diamond Dagger, 2020’s hottest TV genre, Jo Nesbø avoiding his fans, The Hurricane Tapes and whether independent authors can make a living, You’ll also find out where Adrian likes to holiday and Adam reminds us that he has a new book out. ~ Moriarty ~ RECOMMENDATIONS The Cornish Coast Murder by John Bude https://www.kobo.com/ebook/the-cornish-coast-murder-4 Buried in the Country by Carola Dunn https://www.kobo.com/ebook/buried-in-the-country Closer To You by Adam Croft  https://www.kobo.com/ebook/closer-to-you-6 Don't forget your exclusive Partners in Crime discounts through Kobo. Get 90% off your first purchase using the code CRIME at checkout. And you can also get 40% off all books using the code PARTNERS when you shop using this link: bit.ly/PartnersKobo CONTACT US Email: hello@partnersincrime.online Facebook: facebook.com/groups/crimefictionpodcast/ Twitter: twitter.com/crimeficpodcast Website: partnersincrime.online Apple Podcasts: croft.link/PIC-podcast Stitcher: bit.ly/PIC-Stitcher Google Play: bit.ly/PIC-GooglePlay YouTube: bit.ly/PIC-YouTube

Introducing the new Listening to the Dead podcast with Lynda La Plante and CSI Cass Sutherland! First episode out on 27th February.  Subscribe now!

This week Tom Price is joined by writing royalty Lynda La Plante. The pair chat everything Jane Tennison, starting from the beginning of her career, the new novel The Dirty Dozen, all the way up to casting the Prime Suspect era hit TV show. There's even a revelation about inside information from one of Britain's most notorious prisoners!

Joe McFadden joins Aasmah Mir and the Rev. Richard Coles. He started out in the detective series Taggart and went on to star in Take The High Road, The Crow Road, Heartbeat and Holby City. In 2017 he won Strictly, and he describes why he is donning sparkles again - to appear as Tick/Mitzi in Priscilla, Queen of the Desert. Gelong Thubten grew up in London and found himself in New York making a career as an actor. He explains how he ended up as a monk and a spiritual teacher, teaching meditation to clients including: the United Nations, Google, Her Majesty’s Prison Service, and the actors Benedict Cumberbatch and Tilda Swinton. Victoria Nixon was spotted in Bond Street in London by the photographer Helmut Newton. She reminisces about working as an international model while grieving the loss of her entire family by the age of 24 – two by suicide. Colleen Blair became the first person to swim the Minch, the challenging stretch of water between the Inner Hebrides and the Scottish mainland. She also swam the English Channel when she was 20 and Loch Ness. She comes live from The Scottish National Open Water Championships at Loch Venachar. Professor Hugh Montgomery is a distinguished physician, known for his pioneering genetic research. He’s also climbed mountains, run ultra-marathons, and he holds the world record for playing a piano underwater. He reveals how he came to write a novel after a late night drinking session with Lynda La Plante. Susan Hill shares her Inheritance Tracks: The Sea Interludes from Benjamin Britten’s Peter Grimes, and Mozart’s Oboe concerto 3rd movement played by Nicholas Daniel. Producer: Louise Corley Editor: Eleanor Garland

Alle zwei Wochen täglich Kult: SWR3-Moderator Kristian Thees ruft seine beste Freundin Anke Engelke an und die beiden erzählen sich gegenseitig ihre kleinen Geschichtchen des Tages.

We join multi award winning script writing legend, Lynda La Plante CBE*, at her home in London, to talk in depth about her incredible career to date. Fully illustrated. Includes The Soundtrack of your Life. Website http://lyndalaplante.com/ *Lynda La Plante was made a CBE in 2008 for services to Literature, Drama and Charity. She is a member of The Crime Thriller Awards Hall of Fame, and is the only lay person to be made a fellow of The Forensic Science Society. For her work on Prime Suspect she received two Emmy Awards for Outstanding Mini Series (1993, 1994), as well as the Edgar Allan Poe Award for Best Mystery TV Episode. In 2001, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) gave her the Dennis Potter Award for television writing. For Eva Mottley. SNS Online continues to offer an eclectic range of quality programming - free to download - to all like-minded people out there in cyber-space. These shows are independent podcasts produced to the highest professional standards and are non-profit making. So please enjoy, download and share these shows on all your lovely social media - as essentially that is our advertising! And please, please, please...offer feedback on the 'SNS Online' FB page or Twitter (ScratchNTweet). Other shows currently in preparation... Tariq Jordon - playwright Brad Wolfe - musician Dame Esther Rantzen - consumer rights goddess Michael Armstrong - musician

Award winning British crime writer Lynda La Plante on Widow's Revenge, The Bikes of Wrath documentary about retracing the Joad's trip across America in The Grapes of Wrath, and Australian writer Debra Adelaide's collection of short stories Zebra.

Novelist Mirandi Riwoe and sound engineer Tim Jenkins join Kate Evans to talk new fiction from Latin American writer Roberto Bolaño and French novelist Delphine de Vigan, while English crime writer Lynda La Plante and Hungarian novelist Ferenc Barnás reveal the books that have influenced them.

International sensation Lynda La Plante made her breakthrough with the phenomenally successful TV series Widows. Lynda has written and produced over 170 hours of international television, including the award-winning hit show Prime Suspects. From hanging at Buckingham Palace, to kick starting the careers of now-famous actors, not to mention the challenges of script writing and being a bestselling author, we chat with Lynda about her incredible life and her new novel Widows' Revenge. Books mentioned in this podcast: Widows by Lynda La Plante —> https://bit.ly/2GmCJ9k Widows' Revenge by Lynda La Plante —> https://bit.ly/2tgeIbd Gone Girl by Gillian Flynn —> https://bit.ly/2N1A5pJ Hosts: Sarah McDuling and John Purcell Guest: Lynda La Plante

Widows, Liam Neesom, Aliens, A.I., The End of The World, Pain, Terrible Greek Wine, Sex vs Violence in films, lessons in social media, cocktail marketing.Support the show (https://www.buzzsprout.com/210926/podcast/website)

We review Widows, a movie about gender roles, fidelity, gun violence, power and sex, domestic abuse, race relations and policing, urban economics and politics, immigration, mourning, religion, toxic masculinity, modern art, and home security design? It's also a heist film.  DISCLAIMER: Widows portrays violence and complex social issues. This podcasts uses adult language and sometimes addresses socio-political topics that some listeners may find annoying. SPOILER DETAILS: We’ll spoil about the first half of Widows, and let you know before we discuss any of the twists, etc. Contact email: wildprettyanimals@gmail.com instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wildprettythingspod/ Jarret: @GrrNoise on Twitter Melissa: @mellooyellow on Twitter; mmsloter on Instagram shownotes: https://wildprettythings.podbean.com/ Wind Gap Gazette https://www.goldenglobes.com/tv-show/sharp-objects SO OST https://open.spotify.com/album/1m4JNTXd4rE81sfG0vTwZchttps://pitchfork.com/thepitch/sharp-objects-uses-music-in-the-most-peculiar-way/ Wild Pretty Dispatches https://www.whats-on-netflix.com/news/what-happened-to-the-killing-on-netflix/ Sharp Objects M: Ellen Pompeo, Michelle Rodriguez, Gabrielle Union, Emma Roberts conversation on diversity in film: YouTube’s OriginSen Mitsuji J: Mandy soundtrack The Neon Demon (currently on Prime) Upcoming Episodes 2018 review Dark Places written by Gillian Flynn (2009); Dark Places (2014), directed by Gilles Paquet-Brenner, starring Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Chloë Grace Moretz, Tye Sheridan, Corey Stoll, Christina Hendricks. (Netflix) Main Topic: Widows Brief history: based on 1983-5 12-episode series created by Lynda La Plante for British TV. It was also adapted for American TV, staring Brooke Shields and Rosie Perez. Cast: Cast (in credits order)  Viola Davis ... VeronicaLiam Neeson ... Harry RawlingsJon Bernthal ... FlorekManuel Garcia-Rulfo ... CarlosCoburn Goss ... Jimmy NunnMichelle Rodriguez ... LindaAlejandro Verdin ... XavyBailey Rhyse Walters ... Gracie (as Bailey Walters)Elizabeth Debicki ... AliceCarrie Coon ... AmandaRobert Duvall ... Tom MulliganColin Farrell ... Jack MulliganMolly Kunz ... SiobhanJames Vincent Meredith ... John / Mulligan ManBrian Tyree Henry ... Jamal ManningDaniel Kaluuya ... Jatemme ManningEric C. Lynch ... Noel (as Eric Lynch)Michael Harney ... Fuller (as Michael J. Harney) Thrillist  interview with Gillian Flynn Gillian Flynn interview with OUT The Washington Post’s Review   other music: TeknoAXE - Strip Away The Polish http://www.reverbnation.com/teknoaxe Vic Mensa - 16 Shots http://vicmensa.com/music/ Screaming Females - Glass House http://www.screamingfemales.com/

Est-ce qu'un film d'action avec un casting largement féminin est féministe ?C'est ce que se demandent Clémentine et Pauline Verduzier dans l'épisode de cette semaine en analysant le film "Les Veuves" de Steve McQueen sorti fin novembre en France. C'est l'histoire de quatre veuves de voyous qui se retrouvent à devoir payer les dettes de leurs défunts époux en opérant à leur tour des braquages. On y retrouve les comédiennes Viola Davis, Michelle Rodríguez, Elizabeth Debicki et Cynthia Erivo et Gillian Flynn au scénario (Gone Girl, Sharp Objects).Les références entendues dans l'épisodeLa série britannique « Widows » créée par Lynda La Plante (1983), dont le film est une adaptation.Assunta Maresca : une ancienne reine de beauté devenue une figure bien connue de la Camorra. Au milieu des années 50, elle avait fait la Une des journaux internationaux en tuant l'assassin de son mariLe discours de l'actrice Viola Davis lors de la remise de son Oscar, pour son rôle dans le film « Fences » réalisé par Denzel Washington (2016)Le film « Ocean's 8 » de Gary Ross (2018)Les films réalisés par Steve McQueen : « Hunger », « 12 Years a Slave » et « Shame »La série « Sharp Objects » de Marti Noxon (2018)Pour poser une question à la team Quoi de meuf : hello@quoidemeuf.netPour s'inscrire à la géniale newsletter Quoi de meuf : http://quoidemeuf.net/Quoi de Meuf est une émission de Nouvelles Écoutes, animée par Clémentine Gallot et Pauline Verduzier. Réalisée par Aurore Meyer Mahieu, montée et mixée par Laurie Galligani, coordonnée par Laura Cuissard.

Welcome everyone to the first episode of Season 4! It's been a long time since we left you without dope podcasts to listen to! We are hosting this episode in English because of our guest Steve McQueen, who talked to us about his latest terrific heist movie with a stellar cast WIDOWS. Steve McQueen is a multi-award winning visual artist (Bear, Cold Breath, Deadpan, End Credits), screenwriter, producer and film director (Hunger, Shame). He is the first black director to win an oscar for Best Picture for 12 Years a Slave. His latest movie which came out in November is a classic heist movie but also a multi-layered socially conscious thriller where class, race, politics & gender intersect.We discussed why he decided to situate the remake of the 80’s British mini-series Widows (adapted from book by crime writer Lynda La Plante) in Chicago; U.S. critics and their issues with him being a British director telling American stories and why Americans - if they can afford it - should get a passport. He also talked about being a globalist; life in The Netherlands; transcending your predicament through your imagination; the politics of translations in the Netherlands and last but not least the bane of our Dutch existence, Zwarte Piet.Furthermore we talk about what we binged on lately, the books we read, the shows we attended. Why we are openly sighing and swooning at the mere mention of D'Angelo & Sade… He also has a word of wisdom for young women of colour and all women in general.We also tried to subject Steve McQueen to our final segment DDD’s but… well... listen all the way till the end and find out!Some of the things we discussedMcQueen recommends the definitive Andy Warhol exhibitionSally Field's life In Pieces'Truely, deeply, obsessively in love with himWhy Do People Still Watch 'Grey's Anatomy'?'Men are a little bit tone deaf...'50 Cent, yes FiddySade for ever and ever, amen!If you loved Widows, you'll love this classic!Also...Surely cutest thing you've ever seen!What's Beef is still the

José drags a somewhat recalcitrant Mike to the cinema for a second go at Widows, joined by Lee Kemp (@leekemp), a Birmingham-based filmmaker and founder of Vermillion Films. And wow, we cover a lot! Mike and Lee both agree that some of the cinematic technique is distracting on the first viewing, whereas second time round, knowing what to expect, it's easier to appreciate the art of some shots and evaluate them more intimately. José simply luxuriates even more deeply than before in the visual splendour and tone. We agree that it's a heist film that isn't really about the heist, though what we then make of that - how clever we think that is - is up for debate. What isn't up for debate is the film's economy, both visually and in dialogue. It's so, so elegant and deliberate, and that all becomes clear as we compare things that struck us. The film's use of the Church comes into focus - morality and God is almost never in question when it comes up, the film instead framing it in political, corporate and corrupt terms. The film equates the worlds of politics and gang crime, one white, the other black, a theme expressed through the two opposing political candidates and their associates. We take time to consider the similarities and differences between the central female characters; how, for instance, the two black women are members of very different social classes. We praise how the film depicts how they deal with grief, the lack of connection they so desperately feel, and the way it affords each of them their scene to express it. Mike has, since the first podcast, watched the first Prime Suspect (written by Lynda La Plante, creator of the original Widows) and talks a little about it; José finds it interesting that an originally British television programme adapted in part by a British filmmaker should yield such a sharp commentary on American society. We also consider wider questions of how to watch films critically. Mike goes on a brief rant about why the lack of seriousness with which media studies education is still taken has resulted in a world of Trump, Brexit, and fake news. Methods of analysis come in for scrutiny; we mention the video essay series Every Frame a Painting and discuss how one of its episodes in particular, the one on 2011's Drive, is or isn't a good example of textual analysis. We discuss the scene in which we see the protagonist's son's death; would we have watched it differently ten years ago, when it's set? All this and even more in a discussion that's full to the brim. Mike is begrudgingly forced to concede that he misjudged the film the first time. José loves it even more than he thought he could. And many, many thanks to Lee for joining us. And check out War of Words, the UK battle rap documentary on which he worked as executive producer, now on iTunes! https://itunes.apple.com/gb/movie/war-of-words-battle-rap-in-the-uk/id1435149660 Recorded on 19th November 2018.

Episode 12 of the "7 Minutes With" podcast, brought to you by DoSomeDamage.com, with your host Steve Weddle. As always, Jedidiah Ayres talks about film, while Chris F. Holm suggests some music, and Holly West discusses TV. This week, we're talking about the top ten songs of the week, the movie WIDOWS, and the BBC show Bodyguar West: hollywest.com/ Holm: chrisfholm.com/ Ayres: spaceythompson.blogspot.com/ Chris Holm: In which a forty-something music geek a thousand miles outside his comfort zone evaluates the week’s most popular songs. 10: Lil Baby & Gunna “Drip Too Hard” If you’d told me the tenth most popular song in America was Lil Baby and Gunna’s “Drip Too Hard,” I would have assumed you made every part of that up. There’s not much song in this song—ostentatious autotune’s still a thing we’re doing, huh?—but what little’s there is catchy enough, I guess. 9: Sheck Wes “Mo Bamba” I don’t know what the fuck I just listened to. This song is like ear herpes. If this is “Mo Bamba,” please put me down for less. 8: Kodak Black ft. Travis Scott & Offset “Zeze” This one’s straight pop rap. Not my cuppa, but fine. Bonus points for the steel drum sample. Minus points for autotune, and the fact that it took three artists to make. 7: Post Malone “Better Now” Sadly, I’m at least peripherally aware of Post Malone, although I’ve never to my knowledge heard his music. He once took Jimmy Fallon to Olive Garden for a bit. It was marginally more entertaining than this air-quotes song, which features—you guessed it—yet more autotune. It’s the cowbell of the twenty-teens. 6: Halsey “Without Me” This is the first song on the list I’m actually familiar with, because it was co-written by a young songwriter from my neck of the woods. (I read about her in the newspaper.) I’m gonna stop pointing out autotune, because so far we’re five for five. You can tell Halsey is edgy because she says fuck. 5: Juice WRLD “Lucid Dreams” It’s super weird to me that this song is based around a sample of Sting’s “Shape of My Heart” off of Ten Summoner’s Tales. It’s also super weird to me that I recognized it immediately. 4. Marshmello ft. Bastille “Happier” In my head, this song is the sequel to Pharrell’s “Happy” that no one asked for. There’s a dog in the video. I’m not sure if he’s Marshmallo or Bastille, but whichever he is, he’s my favorite. 3. Travis Scott “Sicko Mode” The version of this that popped up on YouTube featured Drake. Also a horse. Sadly, Drake was not on the horse. Nor was he credited on the Billboard charts. Poor Drake. I enjoyed his “Werewolf Bar Mitzvah” video, which he for some reason called “Hotline Bling.” Also, Travis Scott’s been on this list twice now, and I still have no idea who the fuck he is. 2. Maroon 5 ft. Cardi B “Girls Like You” I know who all these people are, which probably doesn’t bode well for them, hipness-wise. When Google’s deep learning AI takes over songwriting, all songs will sound like this. It’s still on as I’m typing and I’ve already forgotten it. 1. Ariana Grande “Thank U, Next” All in all, we could do worse than this in the top spot. Ariana Grande can seriously sing. Also, she’s been through some shit. This song’s a shockingly mature rumination on what she’s learned from her previous relationships, released after her breakup with Pete Davidson and the death of her prior ex, Mac Miller. (See? I know stuff about stuff.) Jedidiah Ayres: Widows https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Widows_(2018_film)+ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lynda_La_Plante + https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Viola_Davis Holly West: Bodyguard: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/tv/bodyguard/s01/ Music in the episode: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

José falls in love with Widows, a portrait of life and survival in modern America in the skin of a heist film. Mike can see exactly why he should love it, but just doesn't click with it. Based on Lynda La Plante's 1983 ITV series of the same name, Widows sees three women lose their criminal husbands in a heist gone wrong, and their attempt to complete their final job with the promise of a big payoff. The film draws parallels between urban gang violence and entrenched political dynasties, complicates the widows' grief with sex and intimacy, and constructs the potential payoff not as a cause of celebration but as a way out of bad situations. José finds the film a visual marvel, layered and expressive, but to Mike it's more a reminder of what he loved so deeply about You Were Never Really Here than great in its own right. Recorded on 7th November 2018.

Steve McQueen discusses his return to the big screen with Widows, an adaptation of the Lynda La Plante thriller. Set this time in Chicago, the widows must learn to survive after their husbands die in a botched heist leaving debts that need to be repaid in a city rife with professional crime and political corruption.Romeo and Juliet is more relevant to our young people than ever according to the RSC deputy director Erica Whyman. She's directed a new production which involves local young people throughout the tour and swaps the gender of some key roles including Mercutio and Prince Escalus. She explains her approach to the text.Many theatre productions in recent months have featured roles reimagined for a different gender, including Marianne Elliott's revival of Stephen Sondheim's musical Company at the Donmar Warehouse, Troilus and Cressida at the RSC and Theatr Clwyd's Lord of the Flies. Theatre critics Dominic Cavendish and Lyn Gardner discuss the merits and pitfalls of gender-swapping on stage.Presenter: John Wilson Producer: Hannah Robins

The legendary Lynda La Plante joins us to talk about Prime Suspect, Widows, spitting at Dennis Waterman and punching John Thaw. CONTACT USEmail: hello@partnersincrime.onlineFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/partnersincrimepodcastTwitter: http://twitter.com/crimeficpodcastWebsite: http://partnersincrime.online/ CONTACT OUR GUEST http://twitter.com/LaPlanteLynda

Lynda La Plante's Widows with Donna Freed Lynda La Plante is the indisputable, reigning QUEEN OF CRIME. Widows was Lynda's first TV Script and while she was a TV actress at the time, she knew that she was not Dolly Rawlins. She never returned to acting and instead went on to create our most iconic police woman, Prime Suspect's Jane Tennison played by Helen Mirren. La Plante has reworked and expanded Widows in novel form for a brand new audience. Well, hello Dolly! #RadioGorgeous #LyndaLaPlante #thriller

Doug Burgess, Gray Basnight and Lynda La Plante are the guests on the show today. Lynda La Plante: "Windows": THE BASIS FOR STEVE MCQUEEN'S UPCOMING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, WIDOWS IS A FAST-PACED HEIST THRILLER WITH AN ALL FEMALE CAST YOU WON'T FORGET. Before PRIME SUSPECT there was WIDOWS . . . Facing life alone, they turned to crime together. Dolly Rawlins, Linda Pirelli and Shirley Miller are left devastated when their husbands are killed in a security van heist that goes disastrously wrong. When Dolly discovers her husband Harry's bank deposit box, containing a gun, money - and detailed plans for the hijack - she realises that she only has three options: 1. Give up and forget she ever found them; 2. Hand over Harry's ledgers to the police, or to the thugs that have been hassling her for information they think she has; 3. She and the other widows could carry out the robbery themselves Novices in the craft of crime, the three women make their preparations. Along the way they discover that Harry's plan required four people, not three. But only three bodies were discovered in the carnage of the original hijack - so who was the fourth man, and where is he now? Recruiting hooker Bella O'Reilly as their fourth, the widows are determined to execute their plan. Facing mounting pressure from DI Resnick, and local thugs Arnie and Tony Fisher, can they stick together and finish the job their husbands started . . .

Doug Burgess, Gray Basnight and Lynda La Plante are the guests on the show today. Lynda La Plante: "Windows": THE BASIS FOR STEVE MCQUEEN'S UPCOMING MAJOR MOTION PICTURE, WIDOWS IS A FAST-PACED HEIST THRILLER WITH AN ALL FEMALE CAST YOU WON'T FORGET. Before PRIME SUSPECT there was WIDOWS . . . Facing life alone, they turned to crime together. Dolly Rawlins, Linda Pirelli and Shirley Miller are left devastated when their husbands are killed in a security van heist that goes disastrously wrong. When Dolly discovers her husband Harry's bank deposit box, containing a gun, money - and detailed plans for the hijack - she realises that she only has three options: 1. Give up and forget she ever found them; 2. Hand over Harry's ledgers to the police, or to the thugs that have been hassling her for information they think she has; 3. She and the other widows could carry out the robbery themselves Novices in the craft of crime, the three women make their preparations. Along the way they discover that Harry's plan required four people, not three. But only three bodies were discovered in the carnage of the original hijack - so who was the fourth man, and where is he now? Recruiting hooker Bella O'Reilly as their fourth, the widows are determined to execute their plan. Facing mounting pressure from DI Resnick, and local thugs Arnie and Tony Fisher, can they stick together and finish the job their husbands started . . .

In the second part of our series of interviews from ThrillerFest 2018, James talks to legendary television producer and writer Lynda La Plante (Prime Suspect and Widows), author of the next iteration of the Murder, She Wrote series Jon Land, and former combat pilot turned thriller author Michael Byars Lewis.

Simon and Matt are joined by Robbie Williams to discuss his memoir Reveal. And crime fiction legend Lynda La Plante talks about the enduring success of Widows. Plus a story about a balloon that will make you cry. You can follow us on twitter @booksoftheyear See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Part 2 of Barbara Thorn's Podcast reveals some fantastic behind the scenes anecdotes from her three series of "The Bill", including an hilarious adventure with Jon Iles (D.C. Mike Dashwood), her little slice of "The Bill" history, being written out of the series. She also talks "EastEnders", "Judge John Deed", Lynda La Plante and hopes for the future.

Singer and songwriter Loudon Wainwright III; reggae DJ David Rodigan; former detective Jackie Malton and writer Hisham Matar join Libby Purves. David 'RamJam' Rodigan MBE is a DJ, famed for his selections of reggae and dancehall music. He has played on stations from Capital 95.8 and Kiss to BBC 1Xtra and Radio 2 and is a regular on the club and festival circuit. A 65-year-old white man from Oxford who speaks in RP, he seems the very antithesis of the music that he loves and represents. In 2012 he won the highest reggae sound system honour by winning the World Clash Re-Set contest in New York. His autobiography, Rodigan: My Life in Reggae is published by Constable. Hisham Matar is a Libyan writer and the son of Jaballa Matar, a prominent political activist who opposed Colonel Gaddafi's regime. When Hisham was 19 his father was kidnapped while the family were living in exile in Cairo. Hisham would never see his father again. After the fall of Gaddafi in 2011 Hisham was finally able to return to Libya to try to discover what happened to his father. In his memoir, The Return, he recounts his physical and psychological journey to find his father and rediscover his country. The Return: Fathers, Sons and the Land In Between, is published by Penguin. Jackie Malton is a former detective chief inspector in the Metropolitan Police, best known for being the inspiration for the character of DCI Jane Tennison in the Prime Suspect drama written by Lynda La Plante. Her police career started in Leicestershire and in the Met she went on to work in the Flying Squad of the 1980s. As an openly gay women in the police force during that time she found herself at odds in a male world but went on to forge a successful career before retiring to become a script consultant and addiction counsellor. Loudon Wainwright III is a Grammy award-winning singer and songwriter. In his one man show, Surviving Twin, he connects some of his best songs with the writings of his late father Loudon Wainwright Jr, the highly regarded Life Magazine columnist. The show, which has never been performed in the UK, explores issues such as birth, loss, parenthood, pet ownership and mortality and Loudon intersperses a selection of his father's compositions with songs from his own catalogue. Surviving Twin is at the Leicester Square Theatre. Producer: Paula McGinley.

Lee finishes up the long awaited sequel to the Stephen King classic, The Shining and Eddie talks tripod mecha invasions from the nineteenth century. Lee gets overachiever of the week, and reviews two books, and they both talk coinci-do's and coinci-don'ts of their fave fictional feasts. The post 1.29 | Stephen King, Lynda La Plante, & H.G. Wells appeared first on Crime Time.

“I think all good actors are trying to shine a light on what it means to be human. And to look at human behaviour and contradiction.” SNS Online is invited to the home of award winning actress, Ann Mitchell, to discuss some of the pivotal roles she’s played on stage and screen, including Dolly Rawlins in the ground breaking Lynda La Plante series, Widows, Mrs. Warren in Mrs Warren’s Profession and her Laurence Oliver Award nominated performance in Through the Leaves. She's a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company, and is also widely known to millions of BBC One viewers as the brash and archetypal East End matriarch of Albert Square, EastEnders’ Cora Cross. Fully illustrated with archive material and Ann’s music choices. For Eva Mottley. SNS Online continues to offer an eclectic range of quality programming - free to download - to all like-minded people out there in cyber-space. These shows are independent podcasts produced to the highest professional standards and are non-profit making. So please enjoy, download and share these shows on all your lovely social media - as essentially that is our advertising! And please, please, please...offer feedback on the 'SNS Online' FB page or Twitter (ScratchNTweet). Shows currently in preparation... Thea Downie - stand up comedian Derek Fowlds - actor Peter Mabbutt - hypnotherapist/broadcaster James Mead - Operations Lead/Holding Hands 4 Equality Big kiss, ScratchNSniffers! - Nick Randell X Thanks go to Paul Condon and Pippa Gwilliam. EXTRAORDINARY LIVES. ONLINE.

John Wilson talks to Martin Scorsese and film maker Thelma Schoonmaker about commemorating the work of Michael Powell and Emerik Pressburger. Lynda La Plante reveals her plans for a Prime Suspect prequel. Andrew Graham-Dixon explains why German renaissance art was once deemed too ugly for British galleries and music producer Jon Hopkins talks about his very solitary creative process. Jane Graham reviews the Lego movie and Tom Sutcliffe interviews author Joanne M Harris whose latest novel, The Gospel of Loki, is the first epic adult fantasy book.

With John Wilson. Prime Suspect creator Lynda La Plante reveals her plans for a prequel focusing on the early life of DCI Tennison. Who will play the iconic detective? The makers of Spooks have teamed up with writer Lucy Kirkwood (Skins, Chimerica) to create a new Sky1 drama about firemen, starring Jamie Bamber and Jodie Whittaker. Sarah Crompton reviews. Andrew Graham Dixon reviews Strange Beauty, a new exhibition of German Renaissance painting at the National Gallery, which includes work by Hans Holbein and Albrecht Dürer. And musician Jon Hopkins on his Mercury nominated album Immunity, in which he uses real sounds such as exploding fireworks and creaking doors, on his relationship with Brian Eno, and on improvising for Coldplay.

We will be discussing Prime Suspect 1, by Lynda La Plante..

We will be discussing Prime Suspect 1, by Lynda La Plante..

Libby Purves is joined by seahorse expert Amanda Vincent, Carmen Bugan, who grew up under the Ceausescu regime in Romania, theatre director Lucien Bourjeily and crime writer Lynda La Plante. Dr Amanda Vincent is a marine biologist and one of the world's leading experts on seahorses. She is currently based at Cambridge University's Department of Geography and runs Project Seahorse which is developing conservation schemes to protect the declining seahorse population around the world. Carmen Bugan grew up in Romania under Nicolae Ceausescu. One day in 1983, her father was arrested for protesting against the regime. In her memoir, 'Burying the Typewriter 'she tells how her father had been typing pamphlets on an illegal typewriter and burying it in their garden. Her father was imprisoned for three years and her family were placed under surveillance, surrounded by microphones and informed on by their neighbours. Burying the Typewriter: Childhood under the Eye of the Secret Police is published by Picador. Lucien Bourjeily is a Lebanese film maker and theatre director. His show '66 Minutes in Damascus' will be staged at Shoreditch Town Hall as part of The London International Festival of Theatre (LIFT) from June 19-24. It's an interactive theatre experience in which audiences are put in the position of tourists being detained in Syria. Lynda La Plante CBE is an author, screenwriter and former actress who wrote the TV dramas Widows and Prime Suspect. Her new novel 'Backlash' is the latest in her 'Above Suspicion' thriller series. Lynda was awarded the Dennis Potter Writers Award by BAFTA. 'Backlash' is published by Simon & Schuster. Producer: Paula McGinley.

A feature on writer Lynda La Plante ("Prime Suspect"). Plus reviews, news about British TV, what's on TV this week in the UK, shows running in the USA, DVD releases and listener feedback.

Join Anne-Marie Minhall from 9pm this Sunday aboard the legendary Mersey Ferry as the Guest List celebrates Liverpool being the European Capital of Culture ‘08’..... On the show will be the principal conductor of Classic Fm’s Orchestra in the North West of England , Vasily Petrenko who tells Anne-Marie about what impact the orchestra has had on the city and what events they have lined up for the year ahead…. The Guest List also chats to the Liverpool born author , actress and writer Lynda La Plante who tells Anne-Marie why she thinks the people of Liverpool are unique….

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Lynda La Plante - the creator of much-admired television series like Prime Suspect, Widows and Civvies. Also the author of five novels, she'll be talking to Sue Lawley about how she made the transition from acting in repertory for six years, as well as Brian Rix's Whitehall farces, to becoming one of television's most prolific and successful writers.[Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini Book: Fairy Stories by Honore de Balzac Luxury: Mouth organ

The castaway in Desert Island Discs this week is Lynda La Plante - the creator of much-admired television series like Prime Suspect, Widows and Civvies. Also the author of five novels, she'll be talking to Sue Lawley about how she made the transition from acting in repertory for six years, as well as Brian Rix's Whitehall farces, to becoming one of television's most prolific and successful writers. [Taken from the original programme material for this archive edition of Desert Island Discs] Favourite track: Nessun Dorma from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini Book: Fairy Stories by Honore de Balzac Luxury: Mouth organ